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As ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure become more common, new research shows that cybercriminals' methods are constantly adapting. The Hacker News highlights that cybercriminals may give up the traditional phishing emails as a means of gaining access to corporate infrastructures. In fact, as Proofpoint points out in a write-up "Ransomware operators often buy access from independent cybercriminal groups who infiltrate major targets and then sell access to the ransomware actors for a slice of the ill-gotten gains”. "Cybercriminal threat groups already distributing banking malware or other trojans may also become part of a ransomware affiliate network”. The cybersecurity firm claims to track at least 10 different threat actors wh... ...